Ausfeld's Wattle vs Tickclover

Acacia ausfeldii compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Ausfeld's Wattle is Near Threatened while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ausfeld's Wattle	Tickclover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acacia	Desmodium
Species	Acacia ausfeldii	Desmodium incanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Ausfeld's Wattle and Tickclover share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Ausfeld's Wattle

NT — Near Threatened

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ausfeld's Wattle	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ausfeld's Wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Ausfeld's Wattle

The Ausfeld's Wattle (Acacia ausfeldii) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.